Mass Communicating Plant Pathology and Mycology: Part 2

Post submitted by Andrew Loyd, Graduate Research Assistant, North Carolina State University

Dr. Mike Benson discusses
Plant Pathology on WKNC
88.1 FM July 21, 2012

Dr. D. Mike Benson, Department of Plant Pathology, NCSU, stopped in at WKNC 88.1FM (www.wknc.org) to introduce plant pathology, and discuss common diseases found in your backyard. Dr. Benson is highly regarded in the world of ornamental plant pathology and has been a faculty member at NC State for over 30 years.

The conversation was featured on Mystery Roach, a specialty show dedicated to psychedelic, progressive, noise, and garage rock from the 60′s and 70′s. The show airs, each and every Saturday from 8-10, often building around scientific conversations with an eclectic group of guests. The show is hosted by La Barba Rossa, aka Damian Maddalena. Damian is a forestry graduate student at NC State and has been the host of Mystery Roach for 4+ years.

On this rebroadcast, the music has been cut short for legality reasons, but if you enjoy this type of music the show can be streamed at www.wknc.org/listen every Saturday from 8-10AM EST.